labia
noun/ˈleɪ.bi.ə/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Plural normally The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.
- She wiped the warm wax on the left side of Ola’s outer labia and placed a white strip on the last tuft of hair.2023, Yomi Adegoke, The List, 4th Estate, page 168:
- Synonyms
- beef curtains, beef flaps, cunt lips, fanny flaps, labes, lips, lower lips, meat curtains, meat flaps, mud flaps, netherlips, petals, piss flaps, pussy lips, vertical lips, wizard sleeve
- Derived terms
- labia majora, labia minora, labiaplasty, labia vulvae
- Holonyms
- female genitalia